Judging Amy

Judging Amy

Parental Guide

Law & Order meets The Waltons.

Consumerism

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Drinking, drugs, & smoking

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Language

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Positive messages

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Sex

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Violence

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Parents need to know that some of the cases that family court judge Amy Gray presides over might upset young or sensitive viewers -- particularly those that deal with sexual abuse, neglect, and battles between foster and birth parents. But overall, this is a much more family-friendly hour than most other legal-centric dramas on TV.

Season 6 Episode 19:

Revolutions Per Minute

Season 6 Episode 18:

Sorry I Missed You

When a 5-year-old girl is the center of a custody battle between her parents and her 21-year-old half-sister, Amy wants to know why the sibling feels so strongly about removing the child from her home.

Season 6 Episode 9:

Silent Era

Season 6 Episode 8:

Conditional Surrender

Amy must decide whether a woman suffering severe symptoms of multiple sclerosis is capable of raising her young son, who has become her primary caregiver; Gillian tries to persuade Maxine to take up yoga.

Season 6 Episode 7:

Early Winter

Maxine faces her own mortality after she has a mild heart attack and finds herself in the same hospital where her mother died; Amy hears the case of a privileged teenage girl who burglarized a neighbor's home.

Season 6 Episode 3:

Legacy

Season 6 Episode 2:

Lullaby

Amy is forced to listen more carefully to presentencing testimony after she learns the real reason a girl broke curfew; Maxine must decide whether children should be pulled from their home to protect them from their mother.

Season 5 Episode 12:

Dancing in the Dark

Amy oversees a criminal case being prosecuted by the assistant district attorney with whom she had a disastrous first date; Maxine accepts a date with her new gardener (Cheech Marin) to go salsa dancing.

Season 5 Episode 11:

Christenings

Amy must decide if a pro-anorexia Web site is responsible for the death of a teenage girl; a mother's belief in alternative therapy puts her autistic child in jeopardy; Maxine hires a new gardener (Cheech Marin).

Season 5 Episode 3:

Ex Parte of Five

Season 5 Episode 2:

Going Down

Amy questions her new role as a criminal court judge when she oversees a high-profile murder case; Maxine wants measures taken to locate a missing girl, even though she is a foster child with a history of running away.

Season 4 Episode 12:

Ye Old Freedom Inn

Season 4 Episode 11:

Lost and Found

Amy must decide whether a child missing for four years should be declared legally dead; Maxine cautions Sean about his feelings for a woman who takes in foster children; Kyle discovers Lily overlooked a patient's fracture.

Season 1 Episode 17:

Drawing the Line

Season 1 Episode 16:

The Wee Hours

During a bout with insomnia, Amy considers romance with a co-worker; Amy must decide on a 14-year-old girl's athletic future; Maxine takes on a child-abuse case; writer's block works to Vincent's advantage.

Season 1 Episode 15:

Culture Clash

A Yemenite girl is repeatedly stabbed after being accused of having premarital sex; a woman believes her estranged husband kidnapped their children; Vincent's book is published; Evie moves in with Maxine.

Season 1 Episode 13:

Zero to Sixty

Season 1 Episode 12:

Spoil the Child

A man beats his son with a belt as discipline; Amy is offered a job in the Hartford Criminal Justice System; Maxine fights frustration over her case load; Gillian and Peter embark on their quest to adopt.

Season 1 Episode 11:

Presumed Innocent

A woman is suspected of causing her daughter's mysterious, life-threatening illness; Maxine takes on a case of a homeless child genius with no regard for authority; Vincent conducts interviews for a new roommate.

Season 1 Episode 10:

Crowded House

Gillian decides to move in with Maxine to spend some time away from Peter; Vincent moves in with Maxine to concentrate on his writing; Amy oversees a case involving a girl with multiple personalities; Maxine reaches out to a young mother.